A model displays Japan's first auto vending machine for gold and silver coins at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.
Silver Shortages
- Reuters reported shortages of 1 kilo gold bars in Asia last week.
- Sprott Asset Management reported that it was experiencing difficulty sourcing 1,000 oz silver bars.
- Zero Hedge reported that Bullion Vault, the digital gold provider, had run out physical silver inventories in Germany (and possibly elsewhere) and was advising clients to buy silver from other sources.
- Zero Hedge also reported yesterday that some smaller bullion dealers in the UK were having difficulty sourcing all silver bars and had delayed delivery of silver bars (including 1 kilo silver bars) until February.
